02 Feb Circulatory and digestive diseases, the main ailments of people admitted to hospitals in the Canary Islands in 2023
By Instituto Canario de Estadística, (ISTAC), del Gobierno de Canarias En concreto, diseases of the circulatory system were diagnosed at 20.802 patients (a
11,9% of the total), while those who had digestive problems were 20.789 patients, con un
similar percentage. Regarding patients with respiratory ailments, They registered 18.740
during 2023.
El 52,1% of the people who were treated in the hospitals of the Canary Islands were women, yes ok
In the diagnoses of circulatory and digestive system diseases, the majority were
hombres.
The average duration of hospital admissions in 2023 in the Canary Islands it was 11,3 days. By age, se
observes that the older the age, the longer the hospital stays.
In total, durante el año 2023 were counted 1,97 million days spent in hospitals.
This is a slightly lower number than last year. 2022, when they were given 2,06 million. This
supposes a 4,2 percent less.
More than half of the hospital stays that were generated were due to hospital admissions.
urgency. En total fueron el 62%, which represents a total of 1.232.258 days of admission.
Foreign patients admitted to the Canary Islands
During the year 2023 there was a total of 9.878 foreign patients who had to be admitted to
Canary Islands hospitals. That supposes the 5,6 percent of the total. There was also a 1,4 por
percent of patients admitted to the Canary Islands who had their residence outside the autonomous community.
Por otra parte, 2.473 Canarian patients were admitted to hospitals in other communities
self-employed during the year 2023.
Source:: Noticias Económicas de Canarias
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